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lnven or I r z Hctornegs Witnesses UNITED STATES Patented March 14, 1905.

RICHARD \V. ENNIS, OF BUFFALO, NEV YORK.

WINDOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters l-atent N 0. 784,554, dated March 14, 1905.

Application filed June 2, 1904. Serial No. 210,904.

dows, and has for its principal object to provide a novel form of connected sash and screen in which independent sash and screen pockets are arranged, respectively, below and above the window-opening, so that either the sash or the screen may be adjusted opposite the opening.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character in which the screen-receiving pocket is arranged at the top of the car at an angle to the vertical plane of the side of the car, the screen being pivotally connected to the top of the sash in order that said screen may be moved freely into and out of the pocket.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a sash-pocket-closing strip that automatically moves to closed position and serves at times to engage against the lower portion of the sash and hold the same firmly in place.

With these and other objects in view, as will more fully hereinafter appear, theinvention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportions, size, and minor details of the structure may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view looking from the outside of a car provided with a window constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional elevation through one side of the car and illustrating the construction of the window.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts throughout both figures of the drawings.

At the bottom of the window-frame 1 is a sash-pocket 2, and at the top is a screen-pocket 3, the latter being disposed at an angle oblique to the vertical plane of the side of the car, one of its walls being preferably formed at the roof of the car. At the opposite sides of the window-frame are guideways A, the lower ends of which are widened, forming a space to facilitate the setting of the sash, the latter resting on the sill 5 at a point outside a cross strip or rib 6, which prevents inward movement of the sash and serves also to exclude dust and rain.

The sash 7 is of the usual construction, and to its upper end is hinged or pivoted a screen 8. From the opposite edges of the upper end of the screen project pins or lugs 9, which enter the guideways at during the downward movement of the screen to the position shown in Fig. 1.

On the inner sill of the window-frame rests a slidable sash-pocket cover in the form of a strip 10, that is pushed outward by one or more springs 11, and in the top of the cover is a notch or recess 12, in which the lingers may be inserted when it is desired to move the cover inward and expose the sash-pocket.

l/Vhen the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 2, the springs 11 force the cover 10 outward with suflicient force to bind the edges of the sash against the outer wall of the guideways 4, and thus prevent rattling. The cover also will prevent the insertion of papers or other articles in the pocket 2. When it is desired to lower the sash, the strip 10 is pulled inward to free the sash, and the latter may then be raised over the cross-strip 6 and lowered into the pocket. As the sash descends the screen will follow, the pins 9 entering the guideways 4 and holding the top of the screen from displacement; while the screen as a whole is supported by the sash when the latter is fully lowered.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is-- A window-frame having guideways at its opposite sides and provided at the bottom with a sash-pocket, and at the top with an obliquely-disposed screen-pocket, and pivotally-connected sash and screen members slid- 'able in the frame, the opposite ends of the upper edge of said screen member having pins or lugs adapted to enter the guide- 1 ways.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD W. ENNIS.

Witnesses:

GEORGE KUHN, JOHN ENNIs. 

